The Power of Yet

Earlier today, Mrs. Brownlee shared an article with us from Education Closet. Here is the portion that really builds on our conversation last week about the word YET...

"My favorite is that "People often confuse a growth mindset with being flexible or open-minded, or with having a positive outlook".  Everyone is actually a mixture of fixed and growth mindsets - no one can be growing all the time.

This is really powerful to think about.  No one can be growing all the time.  What a relief! Growing takes a lot of energy and work.  Being able to accept that we have a fixed mindset about some things is okay.  Knowing that this fixed mindset can be used as the place to begin to change and grow when we're ready is the key.

The arts can be one of the most powerful ways to encourage and foster a growth mindset. There are many places where students have a fixed mindset that can be used as a springboard for learning.  "I can't draw" or "I only sing in the shower" are where we can find pathways for growth."  - Susan Riley

This is a powerful way to see things and knowing that you can use what students can ONLY do as a springboard to places they feel ill equipped is an awesome strategy for success.

This week we will officially begin our Math Growth Mindset PD in PLC.  Please complete the following activities before PLCs on Wednesday:

1.  Please document the answers for the following statements and bring to PLCs (don't think too long while answering):  

• One thing they’ve always been good at, 
• One thing they think they’ll never be good at and
• One thing they weren’t good at, but became good at over time              

2. Watch these three videos (12 minutes total): Click HERE for videos

Thank you for all you do and here are our Chameleon Claps for this week....

Clap for Dena Akers for stepping up on her own time, day after day, to assist in the office with whatever need arises! I truly appreciate her willingness to help me when I am drowning in piles of paperwork.  Many thanks and all my love!! - Tabitha Trojan

I would like to nominate Mrs Majka and Ms Mac for taking time out of their busy schedules to write letters of recommendations for my students who were applying for classroom jobs last week. 

Mrs. Ezell

  My first one goes out to Mrs. Clough, Mrs. Russ, Ms. Hoffman, Mrs. Ezell, and Ms. Fleming for their rockstar teamwork during 4th-8th carpool dismissal. I want to thank them for making the dismissal process as painless as possible and for being awesome in their dismissal roles! You guys rock!

    My second one goes out to Mrs. Pond for being phenomenal Pond! She is an amazing team member and never hesitates to help out whenever and wherever she can. She also deserves a chameleon clap for being so fantastic with daycare dismissal and keeping things organized!

    My third one goes out to Ms. McLaughlin for being the kind of person, friend, and teammate everyone should have. Thank you, Ms. Mac, for all of your support you give daily, for sharing your knowledge, for keeping me sane when I lose my sanity a little bit, and for making me challenge myself in the area of Math. A true Marigold you are!

    My fourth and final one goes out to Mr. Kline for being the best Co-chair for our S.I.T. The knowledge, unique ideas, and talent he brings to the team is fantastic. He's a fantastic balance for my tend-to-be-serious-too-much, self. Thank you, Mr. Kline for everything you've done for our S.I.T. and for all of the laughs!

 From Mrs. Majka

Shoutout to Haslem for being such an amazing problem-solver with our walker process..and for staying late one day to make sure our walkie talkies were working! Our process is going so much more smoothly because of your hard work! 

Shout out to the whole walker duty team for having such positive attitudes and being such problem solvers during our first week! 

Shoutout to Alyssa Lanham for being so willing to take on a tough 5th-grade girl conflict during the very first week of school! 

Shoutout to Fleming and Ezell for being amazing team players and working to make our team consistent and collaborative!! 5th grade rocks!!! 

Shoutout to Falls for covering my class on Friday! 

From Mrs. Samuelson

Congratulations to our new SIT Members:
Sharon Honeycutt
Beth Strimel
Clarissa Hill
Courtney Samuelson
Caitlin Russ
Tanya Johnson...

and to our honorary members (must be on team)

Alyssa Lanham
Jonathan Thomas
Mahlia Majka
Brian Kline

I look forward to working alongside each of you!!!

Week of Monday, September 11-Friday, September 15, 2017

Monday, September 11

• Reading 3D Continues
• Student Support PLC at 11 AM
• 5th Grade Planning at 12:50-1:50

Tuesday, September 12 

• Art Integration Team Meetings
• 1st Grade: 8-9 
• Coverage: Johnson- Lanham; Stoffer-Strimel; Walker-Pond
• 4th Grade: 9:05-10:05 Majka-Carr; McLaughlin-Bullington
• 3rd Grade Planing 10:10-11:10
• Reading 3D Continues

Wednesday, September 13

• Reading 3D Continues
• BOG 3rd Grade Assessment (see Mr. Thomas's Email)
• PLCs
• K 8-9
• 1st Grade 9:05-10:05
• 2nd/3rd Grades 10:10-11:10 (if 3rd grade is still testing they are excused)
• 4th/5th Grades 12:50-1:50
• Middle Grade 1:55-2:55

Thursday, September 14

• K Planning 8-9
• 2nd Grade Planning 10:10-11:10
• Arts PLC at 11:15-12:15
• 4th Grade Planning 12:50-1:50

Friday, September 15

• Volunteer Breakfast 8-9
• Admin Mtg 9-10
• 1st Grade Planning 9-10
• Due Date for Observation Dates to Hill